It is basically Elite for the modern PC and was developed as a response to the withdrawl of Elite - A New Kind from the Internet (although it is still available from a few freeware sites). It's gameplay reminded me of X-Wing vs TIE Figheter although it's been a long time since I played that so I could be mistaken.Īnother space game whose progress has been steady is Oolite. The game itself does not look as pretty as more recent titles like Vega Strike, but it looks fun nonetheless. The website is one of the best looking sites I've seen for an open source game. No Gravity is a 3D arcade space shooter set in a fantastic universe made of 5 intergalatic worlds.
There are more Wing Commander game remakes being developed out of the Vega Srike mod stable, springing from the meta-project Wing Commander Universe that spawned Privateer Remake. Both games breathe life back into a popular franchise, dragging it into 20th century gaming with vastly superior graphics to the original. Privateer Remake was forked to form Privateer Gemini Gold, a version more true to the original Privateer. The most well-known mod is Privateer Remake, a modernization of Wing Commander: Privateer - an offshoot of the Wing Commander series. There's something for Babylon 5, Star Wars, and Star Trek fans, with the latter moving forward nicely. Vega Strike is highly moddable and has spawned some excellent mods. Feature-wise it rivals commercial counterparts and the next releases should restore Vega Strikes position as one of the showcase open source games. While there is an update to the development version, it is not yet stable nor easy to try but does include some great new models and art on top of various gameplay improvements.
However the current stable version (0.4.3) is aging.
With a dynamic universe and dynamic econmies, there is massive depth to the game. At the heart of open source space game development is Vega Strike, a 3D space trading and combat game.
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